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. >>> if you drive on the howard frankland bridge you may have noticed a disturbing trend. dead cats on the side of the road. we're told there were six of them since june. as abc action news reporter jake peterson tells us there was another incident involving a cat over the weekend. >> reporter: they say cats have nine lives but this little one is only left with eight after what happened sunday morning. >> i don't know how the cat she's driving over the howard frankland bridge when all of a sudden. >> out of the corner of my eye i see something fall out of this person's vehicle. not sure what i thought i saw. but it appeared to be -- a cat. >> reporter: she stops and runs over to it. >> i went to go pick up the cat, and it got scared and ran. >> reporter: right into her wheel well. >> you could see just little eyes looking at you. i thought oh my gosh how am i going to get it? >> reporter: fhp and fief . block wheel and save the kitten who seems to be in good health. >> a mark from when she probably hit the pavement. >> reporter: the family is keeping the cat. haven't decid
. >>> if you drive on the howard frankland bridge you may have noticed a disturbing trend. dead cats on the side of the road. we're told there were six of them since june. as abc action news reporter jake peterson tells us there was another incident involving a cat over the weekend. >> reporter: they say cats have nine lives but this little one is only left with eight after what happened sunday morning. >> i don't know how the cat she's driving over the howard frankland...
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this is what it looks like on the howard frankland. this is six minutes to get from pinellas into hillsborough. less than ten minutes across the other two bridges. looking at i-4, looking great friendly confines here, your drive from the about 22 minutes if you are heading out the door. your drive time on the veterans expressway, a busy road but right now looking great. maybe you are headed to the airport for a flight out for the weekend. 17 minutes from 54 to 275 and six minutes to get from waters to 275. deiah? >>> we start this morning with an extremely disturbing case. the pinellas county mother is expected to be in court this afternoon to face charges after her 6-year-old son beat his newborn sister to death. after the mother left her children alone in her van while she ran an errand. ashley yore is live outside of the cell phone store where this tragedy actually happened. >> reporter: that's right, james. this is where investigators say a mother left her three children locked inside of a hot van while she went in to this cell pho
this is what it looks like on the howard frankland. this is six minutes to get from pinellas into hillsborough. less than ten minutes across the other two bridges. looking at i-4, looking great friendly confines here, your drive from the about 22 minutes if you are heading out the door. your drive time on the veterans expressway, a busy road but right now looking great. maybe you are headed to the airport for a flight out for the weekend. 17 minutes from 54 to 275 and six minutes to get from...
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watching the howard frankland where we have a crash reported in the southbound lanes. you can see it there. those are the headlights. heading south. it's off in the shoulder there. not causing any major delays but we're going to keep an eye >>> these surveillance cameras could be key to tracking down a violent carjacking suspect in lakeland. ahead in a live report, reaction from a community shaken. >> then a pizza delivery driver abducted and forced into the how she escaped and the other crime police say the suspect tried to carry out in her car. >> summer is officially over for students in sarasota county. the two things police are warning you not to do to make sure kids get back to school safely. thank you for joining us on this early monday morning. >>> we'll go live to the scene of the carjacking in a minute. a lot of people in the area are on edge with that suspect still on the loose. >> first let's check traffic and weather together. to kick this week off. >> watching the frankland, reports of a crash in the southbound lanes, not causing problems now but we'll lo
watching the howard frankland where we have a crash reported in the southbound lanes. you can see it there. those are the headlights. heading south. it's off in the shoulder there. not causing any major delays but we're going to keep an eye >>> these surveillance cameras could be key to tracking down a violent carjacking suspect in lakeland. ahead in a live report, reaction from a community shaken. >> then a pizza delivery driver abducted and forced into the how she escaped and...
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police say alison huffman ll howard frankland bridge in february. she as a hearing this morning in tampa. investigators say she admitted to hitting the man, said she was too scared to stop. >>> the chicago police superintendent is formally moving to fire five officers involved in the killing of teen laquan mcdonald. the chicago police board will now decide whether to fire the officers. that recommended firing 10 officers in all but some of them have either retired or resigned. this video shows officer jason van dyke shooting laquan mcdonald 16 times. he faces first degree murder charges. >>> hundreds of people are expecting to pay final respects to one of the bay area's most beloved catholic leaders. the funeral mass for monsignor lawrence higgins begins 11:30 at st. lawrence catholic church. the parish he founded and led for decades. up in the adjacent piazza and in higgins' hall. you are asked to park at raymond james stadium and take the free shuttle to the church. >>> a national honor given to one firefightary year. today it goes to a polk count
police say alison huffman ll howard frankland bridge in february. she as a hearing this morning in tampa. investigators say she admitted to hitting the man, said she was too scared to stop. >>> the chicago police superintendent is formally moving to fire five officers involved in the killing of teen laquan mcdonald. the chicago police board will now decide whether to fire the officers. that recommended firing 10 officers in all but some of them have either retired or resigned. this...
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this is what if looks like as you come across the howard frankland into the tampa. let's check your drive times to see exactly how long it is taking get across. 9 minutes across the courtney campbell, 6 minutes on the howard frankland and 6 minutes on the gandy bridge.
this is what if looks like as you come across the howard frankland into the tampa. let's check your drive times to see exactly how long it is taking get across. 9 minutes across the courtney campbell, 6 minutes on the howard frankland and 6 minutes on the gandy bridge.
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just five minutes to get from here to the howard frankland bridge. 1 >>> just like that he was gone. a man escape manatee county. coming up, how he slipped out of their grasp. >> you're watching abc action news on this monday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm deiah riley. >> i'm dan shaffer along with ivan and janelle to get you started on this monday. >> monday already? >> i know. seems like it was just friday. >> just like that. friday will get here soon is everyone back in school? sarasota getting back today. a nice long stretch. it's warm and humid. you would think we would get thunderstorms this afternoon but dry air on top of us will limit that so i don't think we'll get much. just like yesterday, 20% coverage, if anything pops across the interior counties. but by tomorrow we'll get the northeast know returning off the atlantic ocean, that increasing our rain chances and allow for a little more cloud cover so the temperatures won't be as hot. i think today 95 for the afternoon high. 105 the heat index. that's what happens this time of year. with the humidity. we'll hope fo
just five minutes to get from here to the howard frankland bridge. 1 >>> just like that he was gone. a man escape manatee county. coming up, how he slipped out of their grasp. >> you're watching abc action news on this monday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm deiah riley. >> i'm dan shaffer along with ivan and janelle to get you started on this monday. >> monday already? >> i know. seems like it was just friday. >> just like that. friday will get here...
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they were doing work on 275 just as you come across the howard frankland into the tampa area but again that has cleared and you're looking at a smooth ride across all three bridges this morning. checking our cameras along 275, this is at busch, look how light traffic is now. these headlights coming at me are heading towards downtown tampa. looking at 5-minute drive from busc checking the average speeds, looking great on the interstates, all in green, this is i-4, 75 to 275, 75 from the apex to i-4 and 275 over in pinellas county. 69 the average speed there. >>> 5:02. police say two people were shot at bay vista park in st. petersburg. james tully live at the scene. what are police saying so far? >> reporter: very little at this point but like you said no reported deaths. one person apparently drove himself to the hospital. the other person had to be transported, they are both being treated at this hour. basically setting the stage for you, this call came in 3:15, this is bay vista park, just that, a park. something happening 3:00 a.m., we're not going to make assumptions but we're look
they were doing work on 275 just as you come across the howard frankland into the tampa area but again that has cleared and you're looking at a smooth ride across all three bridges this morning. checking our cameras along 275, this is at busch, look how light traffic is now. these headlights coming at me are heading towards downtown tampa. looking at 5-minute drive from busc checking the average speeds, looking great on the interstates, all in green, this is i-4, 75 to 275, 75 from the apex to...
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. >>> fhp reporting trouble on the howard frankland. it first came in as a stalled car, now we're hearing reporting a crash with injuries. you can see these two cars with their flashers on just kind of sitting there in the shoulder. this is in the southbound lanes so heading over into st. pete. the northbound lanes looking pretty good. just about seven minutes to get into tampa. and still no delays heading southbound but we're going to keep an eye on it and let you know if we do see delays starting to build. we're watching a crash on the veterans expressway although again not causing major trouble there. southbound veterans expressway at hillsborough avenue, this is reported in the exit to slowdown heading towards the veterans expressway westbound on hillsborough avenue. not sure if it's from the crash or not but you might want to give yourself extra time if you're heading to the veterans expressway. your drive on 275 looking pretty good, still. still in the green, 13 minutes from the apex to i-4 and down there at the bottom if your sta
. >>> fhp reporting trouble on the howard frankland. it first came in as a stalled car, now we're hearing reporting a crash with injuries. you can see these two cars with their flashers on just kind of sitting there in the shoulder. this is in the southbound lanes so heading over into st. pete. the northbound lanes looking pretty good. just about seven minutes to get into tampa. and still no delays heading southbound but we're going to keep an eye on it and let you know if we do see...
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looking at 6 minutes from i-4 to the howard frankland bridge. five minutes from the opposite direction. also checking out the drive on the veterans expressway, we are still in the green so looking good if you're heading out now, 18 minutes from 54 to 275. >>> let's check in al in action air one, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're up in the wesley chapel area now. i-75 at state road 54. we have an accident there state road 52, appears to be in the eastbound lanes just under i- 75. having trouble with this, low clouds getting all the way up there. so you can see the headlights from the top, i-75 southbound through 54, 56, apex and on everything is moving smoothly. breaking news from europe. the desperate search for survivors continues in italy where a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck several towns in the central part of the country. >> it struck while the people were sleeping. here's a live look, at least 37 people are dead, 150 people missing. homes and buildings collapsed. abc action news anchor lindsay logue is live in the s
looking at 6 minutes from i-4 to the howard frankland bridge. five minutes from the opposite direction. also checking out the drive on the veterans expressway, we are still in the green so looking good if you're heading out now, 18 minutes from 54 to 275. >>> let's check in al in action air one, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're up in the wesley chapel area now. i-75 at state road 54. we have an accident there state road 52, appears to be in the eastbound lanes just...
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list say allison huffman hit and killed roger perez on the howard frankland in tampa. investigators say she admitted to hitting the man and said she was too scared to stop. >>> officials in polk county are presenting their plan to the failing schools from shutting down. boone middle, kathleen middle, lake alfred, adare, denison middle and westwood middle school are all in jeopardy because of failing grades. the state already rejected the state's first improvement plan for the school. now a new approval plan is in the works. >>> heavier rain impacting the morning commute. now the rain continuing to spread a little further inland. the flooding potential here throughout the next few days, and of course a brand new track from the nhc. you have not seen that. coming up. >>> we're dealing with very slick roads especially in pinellas county. 275, we've already seen a handful of crashes, we still have this one in the northbound lanes blocking -- southbound lanes blocking two lanes. and one lane getting through so very slow through pinellas county on 275. give >>> 6:37. >> defi
list say allison huffman hit and killed roger perez on the howard frankland in tampa. investigators say she admitted to hitting the man and said she was too scared to stop. >>> officials in polk county are presenting their plan to the failing schools from shutting down. boone middle, kathleen middle, lake alfred, adare, denison middle and westwood middle school are all in jeopardy because of failing grades. the state already rejected the state's first improvement plan for the school....
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right now it's taking an hour to get across the howard frankland bridge. it's due to the crash here just before you get to the kennedy exit. in the northbound lanes of the howard frankland bridge, one lane blocked here and again causing a significant backup, you might want to try the courtney campbell which is 20 minutes or the gandy, 10 minutes now. slowdowns on i-4 heading to tampa, 22 minutes to get from we still have a closure due to a crash memorial highway at kelly road, in town 'n country, closed in both directions so your alternates, hillsborough to the veterans expressway, keep in mind those alternates also running slow this morning. >>> a new project is in the works to ease traffic and increase safety at the williams road and mlk boulevard intersection just east of i-75 in hillsborough county. that plan is to add several turn lanes northbound and southbound. some traffic dividers, pavement widening, safety features for people walking or biking and a new traffic signal system. there's a chance for to you get more details about the construction pla
right now it's taking an hour to get across the howard frankland bridge. it's due to the crash here just before you get to the kennedy exit. in the northbound lanes of the howard frankland bridge, one lane blocked here and again causing a significant backup, you might want to try the courtney campbell which is 20 minutes or the gandy, 10 minutes now. slowdowns on i-4 heading to tampa, 22 minutes to get from we still have a closure due to a crash memorial highway at kelly road, in town 'n...
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so that's moving right over the howard frankland. courtney campbell right now. it will continue to work its way to the north. you can see more heavy squalls out into the gulf of mexico. and this is going to become more and more frequent as this system starts to move and eventually now we do have flood watch out for basically everyone along the coastal areas. because of the heavy rain. expecting between 5 to 10 inches of rain. remember pinellas county you've already seen along immediate coastline over six inches of rain. so there's, possibility in some localized areas, we could see well in excess of that ten inch forecasted amount. there's the enhanced satellite view of tropical depression number 9. it is still a tropical depression. i know for a past couple of a tropical storm. today you know, probably the day, if it's going to happen this really it's best chance. because it's got lower wind sheer over the system. still has some of that dry air back to the north. and northwest. but it looks like at least for most part it has been dealing with that dry air. now h
so that's moving right over the howard frankland. courtney campbell right now. it will continue to work its way to the north. you can see more heavy squalls out into the gulf of mexico. and this is going to become more and more frequent as this system starts to move and eventually now we do have flood watch out for basically everyone along the coastal areas. because of the heavy rain. expecting between 5 to 10 inches of rain. remember pinellas county you've already seen along immediate...
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. >>> is it disturbing incenid catoundumped on the how frankland bridge. it happened again. luckily a woman was driving by and saved the kitten before something horrible can happen to claudette was on bridge she model brown pic up truck.older she said she can't sure if it ss was so scad it hid in wheel well of her suv. she says allhe could see were its little eyes peeking o and it took team effor but fh rd ranger and st.ete fire hdpe heiress a y this lilli mall. that to me is oneiraccat. i'veer nev seeouw they or thing haseit.s now rit now kten i livg th woman waved r. fhays it's inveigatin in las thr mthy foundix s dead catn t >>> coast gud scued six fishmanff theoa cst of louisiana allaugh on asoast guard hicopte crew fromew orleans lifte t -yr-eadrom boat we were told he rescued about 30 miles off coast and taken toosta in stable condition. >> gas pces keep falling, national average for gallon of regular grade is $2.16. state average 2.05. but lot cheaper around here in a gallon. that's $0.20 cheaper than month be an and $0.42 less than a year ago. it summertime, and livi
. >>> is it disturbing incenid catoundumped on the how frankland bridge. it happened again. luckily a woman was driving by and saved the kitten before something horrible can happen to claudette was on bridge she model brown pic up truck.older she said she can't sure if it ss was so scad it hid in wheel well of her suv. she says allhe could see were its little eyes peeking o and it took team effor but fh rd ranger and st.ete fire hdpe heiress a y this lilli mall. that to me is...
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live look over the howard frankland bridge north end should take about six minutes to cross the water here. eight minutes northbound along then eight minutes is also the drive time between 275 and 75 along i-4 eastbound. >>russell: after two straight nights of violent protests, a relative peace has returned to the city of milwaukee. >>laura: at 10:00 last night, a curfew for teenagers went into effect and milwaukee authorities along with the national guard watched and waited to see what would happen. it was nothing compared to the ruins. officials have been trying to calm tensions following the shooting of smith. that comes amid nationwide tensions over race and the use of deadly force. he was armed with a loaded handgun and was running from a traffic stop when he was killed by a police officer. that officer has not been identified. officials are only saying that like smith, he is black. >> there's more issues than that. you know, it's just not -- it was like a spark or something that's been brewing and, you know, bubbling for a long time. >>russell: body cam video shows smith turning
live look over the howard frankland bridge north end should take about six minutes to cross the water here. eight minutes northbound along then eight minutes is also the drive time between 275 and 75 along i-4 eastbound. >>russell: after two straight nights of violent protests, a relative peace has returned to the city of milwaukee. >>laura: at 10:00 last night, a curfew for teenagers went into effect and milwaukee authorities along with the national guard watched and waited to see...
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he was pulled over on the howard frankland bridge near tampa to help a driver whose car was broken down. a car rammed into the cruiser and the broken-down car as w well. the two cars caught fire, but thankfully no one was hurt. >>> a new zika warning. the center of disease control are insisting that pregnant women do not go to miami-dade county governor rick kotsays a 1.5-mile area appears to be ground zero for transmission. there are five new cases of locally transmit gleeka in miami's south beach area. not a red alert just yet, but travelers are worried about this. >> as evan axelbank say they are watching it closely and hope it won't affect tampa bay's biggest industry. >> reporter: lures like this >> if i would have known i would have found someone else or wore a mosquito repellent. >> reporter: the state is testing thousands of patients. three residents from miami beach and two tourists are five new cases of zika transmitted in a small area of miami be beach.two very small areas of miami-dade county where we believe local transmissions are occurring. >> reporter: the cdc's insisten
he was pulled over on the howard frankland bridge near tampa to help a driver whose car was broken down. a car rammed into the cruiser and the broken-down car as w well. the two cars caught fire, but thankfully no one was hurt. >>> a new zika warning. the center of disease control are insisting that pregnant women do not go to miami-dade county governor rick kotsays a 1.5-mile area appears to be ground zero for transmission. there are five new cases of locally transmit gleeka in...
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at 6:01, we have a live look here at howard frankland brid. reported as a crash and it's in the southbound directions so the st. pete bound lanes. it does appear to be on the left-hand side and now that i'm taking a live look here, it looks like there's also extra emergency crews. we're not seeing any major delays northbound or southbound over the bridge. it should be just six minutes between fourth street and kennedy. >>laura: deputies are searching handcuffs. >>russell: it happened following a crash where the driver and passenger took off. shayla reaves is live with more on this disappearing act. >>reporter: yeah. good morning to you, russell. it's been two days and so far, still no sighting of 34-year-old joel canchola. this is the person that authorities want to locate. you're seeing an image on your screen. this all started, we saturday night there was some type of crash, according to a spokesperson for the manatee county sheriff's office. and at some tonpoint, canchola identified as a passenger in a vehicle that did not stick around afte
at 6:01, we have a live look here at howard frankland brid. reported as a crash and it's in the southbound directions so the st. pete bound lanes. it does appear to be on the left-hand side and now that i'm taking a live look here, it looks like there's also extra emergency crews. we're not seeing any major delays northbound or southbound over the bridge. it should be just six minutes between fourth street and kennedy. >>laura: deputies are searching handcuffs. >>russell: it...
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howard frankland bridge closer to the north end, of course, picking up in the northbound direction heading toward tampa. six minutes or so crossing the water. westbound i-4, seeing some impacts due to the crash i mentioned. first crash i-4. mlk to 5, 11 minutes from the selmon to fowler avenue. it's 6:48 right now. we'll say hello to charley belcher. >>charley: good day. how are you this morning? >>vanessa: not too bad. we're halfway through the work week. >>charley: it's one of those days where you have zika and earthquakes and possible hurricanes and shootings and guys being fnd in girls' closets. my goodness. story. >>charley: and i just texted alcides segui so he might have a little more information on this later. he was talking about snap chat and how it disappears. facebook i noticed just launched through their messaging secret conversations. have you seen that? it's facebook, the messaging so it's like the email, the text but through facebook. i saw this thing pop up that says secret conversations. it's not encrypted and it disappears. i don't know. it just sounds like either going
howard frankland bridge closer to the north end, of course, picking up in the northbound direction heading toward tampa. six minutes or so crossing the water. westbound i-4, seeing some impacts due to the crash i mentioned. first crash i-4. mlk to 5, 11 minutes from the selmon to fowler avenue. it's 6:48 right now. we'll say hello to charley belcher. >>charley: good day. how are you this morning? >>vanessa: not too bad. we're halfway through the work week. >>charley: it's one...
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six minutes over the howard frankland. five over the gandy. >>russell: 6:34 and popping balloons were mistaken for gunshots forcing a stampede. balloons were part of a fire test. the scare happened as crews were setting up for a new restaurant. hour. >>laura: a power outage temporarily grounded flights out of miami. this delayed all arriving and departing flights. more than a dozen in air flights were diverted to other parents because of the source of the power outage that's under investigation. >>russell: well, now all three of the tampa lawyers who set up rival attorney during a heated trial will never again practice law in florida. florida supreme court has permanently disbarred two colors. a third was discolored earlier this year. they were found guilty of setting up attorney phil campbell during the legal battle between radio personalities tom mj schmitt and bubba the love sponge. >>laura: they're bold, confident and sure it will never happen to them. >>russell: just ask a teenager whether they text and drive. sometimes, even bragging abo
six minutes over the howard frankland. five over the gandy. >>russell: 6:34 and popping balloons were mistaken for gunshots forcing a stampede. balloons were part of a fire test. the scare happened as crews were setting up for a new restaurant. hour. >>laura: a power outage temporarily grounded flights out of miami. this delayed all arriving and departing flights. more than a dozen in air flights were diverted to other parents because of the source of the power outage that's under...
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over the hillsborough portion of the howard frankland, just very, very hefty rain. that's headed up in towards the airport. all of this activity movg south to north along the coast where it continues to rain in pinellas county. this is the third wave of heavy rain at st. petersburg. this is shifting toward the north. we've seen the fair share of rain over all of the bridges this morning. and yes, even inland locations, manatee county, inland manatee county, east of 75, east of 75 in hillsborough county, all the way to plant city has experienced some heavy rain this to slow it down. you're talking about a system that is hundreds of miles away. watch this. see how it has been looping around, not doing much and -- it's beginning to start to drift slowly to the north and become better organized this morning. you can look at the cloud structure and seeing some outflow here on both sides, looking more and more like a tropical system. once we get a plane down there to investigate well may find a tropical storm but whether it gets a name or not, the predominant issue in our
over the hillsborough portion of the howard frankland, just very, very hefty rain. that's headed up in towards the airport. all of this activity movg south to north along the coast where it continues to rain in pinellas county. this is the third wave of heavy rain at st. petersburg. this is shifting toward the north. we've seen the fair share of rain over all of the bridges this morning. and yes, even inland locations, manatee county, inland manatee county, east of 75, east of 75 in...
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. >>> new this morning, a fiery accident kept traffic at a standstill along the howard frankland bridge. around 2:30 in the morning one of their officers was hit while helping someone on the side of the road when a third car slammed into the officer's police cruiser and then the other car. thankfully out of all of this no one was hurt. morning. >>> arson is now being blamed this morning for a fire at a tampa mosque along busch boulevard. earlier this month, tampa fire rescue originally thought the flames were sparked by an electrical fire. they believe the refrigerator plugged into the extension cord that overloaded caused that fire. however, after sending samples to the state fire marshal. results show erwas an accelerant used. apparently it was used by that fire. reward up to $3,000 for any information leading to an arrest. >>> following the discovery of five new zika cases, pregnant women are being asked to stay out of a popular area of miami beach. as new warnings are put out across south florida, state officials are confident the virus will not hurt florida's tourism industry. as o
. >>> new this morning, a fiery accident kept traffic at a standstill along the howard frankland bridge. around 2:30 in the morning one of their officers was hit while helping someone on the side of the road when a third car slammed into the officer's police cruiser and then the other car. thankfully out of all of this no one was hurt. morning. >>> arson is now being blamed this morning for a fire at a tampa mosque along busch boulevard. earlier this month, tampa fire rescue...
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backed up traffic to the howard frankland. >>laura: we have some new pictures showing a person of interest involving a flasher on the usf campus. shayla reaves is there with the investigation. and the search for this person. good morning. >>reporter: good morning to you. those who showed up for food received more than a meal when a authorities tell us it happened not once but twice in the same day on the usf campus. investigators need your help to track down a person of interest. i want to you take a gad look at your screen. this is the man investigators want to identify and if you recognize him, you're encouraged to give them a call. he's not charged with a crime but again, considered a person of interest in this case. and here is the reason why. they tell us last thursday, someone entered two campus dining facilities and themselves to several people. the first report came in around 6:00 in the evening, then another two hours later. this impacted the juniper poplar dining facility and the argos dining facility as well. police
backed up traffic to the howard frankland. >>laura: we have some new pictures showing a person of interest involving a flasher on the usf campus. shayla reaves is there with the investigation. and the search for this person. good morning. >>reporter: good morning to you. those who showed up for food received more than a meal when a authorities tell us it happened not once but twice in the same day on the usf campus. investigators need your help to track down a person of interest. i...
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over the howard frankland, not too bad. if you're using this as a work around for the courtney campbell, heading into tampa is just eight minutes across the 75 do 275. >>laura: it's unfortunate. people are not getting the message of texting or talking on the phone while driving. >>russell: hopefully a psa will make a difference. alcides segui is here to tell us about that. good morning. >>reporter: good morning to you, russell and laura. while standing here on dale mabry and kennedy, i've seen people text and drive but hopefully this video will end that. they interviewed teenagers as them if they text and drive and they were very open. listen in. >> i've really never done it at stoplights. >> the passenger has a pretty important role driving. they're like, red light. red light. >> if someone that you like texts you, you can't just let it sit there without just knowing what they said. >> something exciting is happening or something happened. >> every time i do it, i think about it. like why am i doing this? then i just keep
over the howard frankland, not too bad. if you're using this as a work around for the courtney campbell, heading into tampa is just eight minutes across the 75 do 275. >>laura: it's unfortunate. people are not getting the message of texting or talking on the phone while driving. >>russell: hopefully a psa will make a difference. alcides segui is here to tell us about that. good morning. >>reporter: good morning to you, russell and laura. while standing here on dale mabry and...
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ticking up quite a bit now with the travel times. 35 minutes from 175 to the tampa side of the howard frankland. drivers might find a better route with 19 or fourth street north. slower speeds than we're used to dealing with as well coming into it is 7:52 right now. we'll get over to charley and jen. how are you looking out there? >>charley: do you know what? we've got the best viewers in the world. look at all of this and it is raining out. there's a million different reasons and excuses why people could not do this. but people like brandy said no. i'm doing this. >>jennifer: thank you so much. >> definitely. thank you. >>jennifer: and you have kids of your own and you know how important it is to be out here. >> definitely. i've done this since before i moved here. since they were little kids. say hi, bring some school supplies and you'll make it a ?? ? i'm free to do what i want and have a good time. ? the ford freedom sales event is on! and zero for 72 is here! on 2016 ford focus, fusion and escape. bonus cash. that means freedom from interest... ...and freedom to choose... ...with ford, ame
ticking up quite a bit now with the travel times. 35 minutes from 175 to the tampa side of the howard frankland. drivers might find a better route with 19 or fourth street north. slower speeds than we're used to dealing with as well coming into it is 7:52 right now. we'll get over to charley and jen. how are you looking out there? >>charley: do you know what? we've got the best viewers in the world. look at all of this and it is raining out. there's a million different reasons and excuses...
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update here, tweeted out a disabled vehicle over the howard frankland bridge was blocking some lanes but it looks like that moved off to the shoulder sitting 8 minute ride between fourth street north and kennedy boulevard. seeing some delays here notably gulf to bay boulevard a belcher road. looks like we do have westb lane blockage due to this crash with injuries. your work arounds drew id road or sdru street also pinellas ulmerton road watch out 1:30th avenue north. we have lane blocked here. and then just, quick update on the delays we're seeing in crashes we previously reported in our lasho. this is out of manatee. state road 70 at 68th street. that crash remains the one that was tara has cleared. but we're still dealing with the eastbound and westbound single >>> well 8:19. look at that, a layered funnel cake. charley getting all funky this morning checking out sweets while we just sit here and drooling checking in with him next. >> and today's the day our kids are dressed up for their first day of school. and we want to see your photos so you can share them using #gooddaytb. we
update here, tweeted out a disabled vehicle over the howard frankland bridge was blocking some lanes but it looks like that moved off to the shoulder sitting 8 minute ride between fourth street north and kennedy boulevard. seeing some delays here notably gulf to bay boulevard a belcher road. looks like we do have westb lane blockage due to this crash with injuries. your work arounds drew id road or sdru street also pinellas ulmerton road watch out 1:30th avenue north. we have lane blocked here....
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looks pretty clear here, a six minute ride between selman and i-4 looks pretty awesome over howard frankland bridge heading from there beyond up to the interchange, westbound i-4 no big complaints with travel times sitting 14 minutes as you're heading from 75 to the downtown interchange. we'll check in on pinellas county, u.s. 19, southbound still seeing some i'd say moderate delays approaching bellair that earlier crash, in that area. and you can see still backing up but not seeing any red any more. so i don't think you have to avoid the area. just give yourself extra time. another trouble spot we're elgin blvdz a crash with two a,- westbound lanes blocked you can see most of your delays heading that way. >>> you know the dollar store saves us money action, there's no doubt about that. fwhu morning we've learned there are some things you just shouldn't buy because it's going to cost you more money in the long run. ready to hear this? that includes extension cords. they don't go through the right channels for lack of a better phrase. and they can burn up. next, plastic cooking utensil many a
looks pretty clear here, a six minute ride between selman and i-4 looks pretty awesome over howard frankland bridge heading from there beyond up to the interchange, westbound i-4 no big complaints with travel times sitting 14 minutes as you're heading from 75 to the downtown interchange. we'll check in on pinellas county, u.s. 19, southbound still seeing some i'd say moderate delays approaching bellair that earlier crash, in that area. and you can see still backing up but not seeing any red any...
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we will start off live look over howard frankland bridge. north end of the bridge it looks like moving pretty smoothly we're not seeing any s traffic. a little under speed. ten minutes. no big complaints you can see with those yellow travel times posted here. fourth street north to kennedy boulevard we still are in red slightly here northbound 75 selman to i-4. scene the earlier crash, we showed you near i-4 appears to be cause something folks to still slow down as they pass on by which is fine. we're not seeing any major congestion 12 minutes ten minutes westbound heading into interchange along i-4mlk to 275. we've telling you throughout of school for pasco and polk county. students we want to see how your major roadways are looking we don't have any big crashes reported right now. you can see here pasco 54 suncoast and 75 are looking clear. polk county drivers not dealing with any big concerns either. i-4 looks in your area crash free polk county parkway u.s. 92 no big patches of yellow or red. >>> we're playing with this ap we're playing
we will start off live look over howard frankland bridge. north end of the bridge it looks like moving pretty smoothly we're not seeing any s traffic. a little under speed. ten minutes. no big complaints you can see with those yellow travel times posted here. fourth street north to kennedy boulevard we still are in red slightly here northbound 75 selman to i-4. scene the earlier crash, we showed you near i-4 appears to be cause something folks to still slow down as they pass on by which is...
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a police officer trying to do the right thing.he was pulled over on the howard frankland bridge in tampa to help a driver whose car was broken down when a car crashed into his cruiser and a disabled car. the two cars actually caught hurt. a new zika warning, the center of disease control are insisting that pregnant women do not go to miami-dade county. that warning comes as governor rick scott says a 1.5-mile area ground zero for transmission. five new cases of locally transmitted zika this time in miami's south beach area. it is not a red alert yet, but travelers are still very much worried. >> alcides: fox 13's evan axl axlebank reports, tourism leaders are watching closely that it won't affect tampa b bay's biggest industry. >> will sha any tourism pro. >> i spotlight gone to key largo or be more watchful with the mosquito repellent. >> governor scott is trying to reassure nervous travelers. three residents of miami beach and tourists are five new cases of zika who are transmitted in in miami-dade county where we believe local transmissions are occurring. >> reporter: still the cdc's
a police officer trying to do the right thing.he was pulled over on the howard frankland bridge in tampa to help a driver whose car was broken down when a car crashed into his cruiser and a disabled car. the two cars actually caught hurt. a new zika warning, the center of disease control are insisting that pregnant women do not go to miami-dade county. that warning comes as governor rick scott says a 1.5-mile area ground zero for transmission. five new cases of locally transmitted zika this...
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want to check in on our majors to see how congestion is faring some trouble spots 275 howard frankland bridge 13 minutes northbound 21 minutes westbound coming to interchange from 75. and then 16, between bruce b. downs and i-4 along 75. americans relies on snap benefits. that breaks down to about 46.5 million americans, that's more than 38.5 million americans considered to be living in poverty. >> newly pre-president obama posed fell regulation want to make sure those who are using benefits are getting most out of them when it comes to their health. usda says it would require convenience stores to offer 7 varieties of food items in each of 4 staple food categories include made, poultry or bread or cereal. vegetables or fruit and dairy. if t. more than doubles varieties of foods they have to carry. they don't care the stores cannot accept food stamps. people opposed to it say it takes way convenience and puts unfair burden on stores by changing definition of what is a healthy food. for instance, soup and frozen dinners will have to be removed from the list now. and democrats and republ
want to check in on our majors to see how congestion is faring some trouble spots 275 howard frankland bridge 13 minutes northbound 21 minutes westbound coming to interchange from 75. and then 16, between bruce b. downs and i-4 along 75. americans relies on snap benefits. that breaks down to about 46.5 million americans, that's more than 38.5 million americans considered to be living in poverty. >> newly pre-president obama posed fell regulation want to make sure those who are using...
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pete side of the howard frankland heading up to i-four looking nice which clear. check here veterans expressway slower speeds there 40 miles per hour overall looking a about 33 suncoast parkway to tia. then northbound direction same span, about 13 minutes. >> 8:44. developing overseas right now emergency crews in italy working to save lives following a deadly earthquake. at least 38 people have died. hardest hit towns, 65 miles north of rome. however, local reports say that the magnitude 6.quake was felt in capital city one town's mayor several people are trapped under some rubble in earthquake of similar size hit the same region killing 300. we will opinion to bring you more updates the morning goes. >> interesting question. why do we lie? the truthful answer next. plus the company behind epi pen keeps defending its price hike. but there's one thing they are going to have a hard time ((laura on cam)) congress is investigating the company behind the epi-pen for its price gouging.. the steady increase of the congress is investigating company behind epi pen for its
pete side of the howard frankland heading up to i-four looking nice which clear. check here veterans expressway slower speeds there 40 miles per hour overall looking a about 33 suncoast parkway to tia. then northbound direction same span, about 13 minutes. >> 8:44. developing overseas right now emergency crews in italy working to save lives following a deadly earthquake. at least 38 people have died. hardest hit towns, 65 miles north of rome. however, local reports say that the magnitude...
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okay, here's howard frankland. you're going south on 275. i mean look at this heavy rain band that is going to bofr over 2 steve literally in minute or two. that. will slow things down there. and of course, it's going to move over the gandy bridge and hourt franklin. so on and so on. heavy rain back into pinellas you see scattered heavy rain from dunedin. clearwater, largo. down through reddington beach. it's been lighter a little bit further north. but this is also an area from new port richey all way up through brooksville lecanto. these spots have seen several inches of rain so far from this whole storm system. so we've got to watch that area. in fact that's where flood watch is. i'll show you in just a second. slowly we're beginning see some of these closer to anna maria island and sarasota. bradenton. so, they are not there yet. but they will be. so like yesterday, we are expecting some of this to swing right through and start to work its way inland. i know polk county sitting around going we got nothing. we got nothing. we talked about
okay, here's howard frankland. you're going south on 275. i mean look at this heavy rain band that is going to bofr over 2 steve literally in minute or two. that. will slow things down there. and of course, it's going to move over the gandy bridge and hourt franklin. so on and so on. heavy rain back into pinellas you see scattered heavy rain from dunedin. clearwater, largo. down through reddington beach. it's been lighter a little bit further north. but this is also an area from new port richey...
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. >>> new this morning, a fiery accident kept traffic at a standstill along the howard frankland bridge. around 2:30 in the morning, one of their officers was hit trying to help someone along the side of the road. a third officer crashed into a police cruiser and the toer c car. thankfully no one was hurt. all lanes are back open this morning. >>> more questions than answers this morning after investigators say arson is to ble for a mosque fire in tampa. fox 13's kellie cowan is live outside the mosque on busch >> reporter: good morning, guys. initially when that fire started around two weeks ago, a small fire and investigators believed it was because of a refrigerator plugged into the wrong kind of outlet. they sent samples of the fire to the crime lab and those samples just came back this week indicating that this fire indeed had been intentionally set and caused by some sort of accelerant. we are trying to find out details from the state fire marshal's office as well as tampa fire, but that's what we are saying right now thi this fire was apparently set by someone. we are not sure wh
. >>> new this morning, a fiery accident kept traffic at a standstill along the howard frankland bridge. around 2:30 in the morning, one of their officers was hit trying to help someone along the side of the road. a third officer crashed into a police cruiser and the toer c car. thankfully no one was hurt. all lanes are back open this morning. >>> more questions than answers this morning after investigators say arson is to ble for a mosque fire in tampa. fox 13's kellie cowan...
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and live look over howard frankland bridge right now. certainly an area you don't want completely jammed from spnls side taking 33 minutes to get st. pete side to i-4 please take another bridge. want to remind drivers the major roadways town 'n country area looking very slow still. memorial highway an area of concern eastbound hillsborough avenue between the veterans and >>> pinellas, you can reach out to the tara oh konl. her phone number is on your screen we hope. we don't have monitor. look at all of this stuff, right? >> yes. look at all of this stuff and thank you all so much for coming through very wet morning this could have been an awful day i'm soaked to bone i don't care. you did a great job. my friend. announcer: it's "live with kelly." today say happy birthday to curtis "50 cent" jackson, and actress julia stiles stops by, plus a great big world performs their new hit song. also, we rock out as we try a hot, new workout, and jim parsons is today's co-host, all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic t
and live look over howard frankland bridge right now. certainly an area you don't want completely jammed from spnls side taking 33 minutes to get st. pete side to i-4 please take another bridge. want to remind drivers the major roadways town 'n country area looking very slow still. memorial highway an area of concern eastbound hillsborough avenue between the veterans and >>> pinellas, you can reach out to the tara oh konl. her phone number is on your screen we hope. we don't have...
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drive times across all three bridges, not bad. 9 minutes on the causeway, 7 across the howard frankland. ivan is up next with your forecast. >>> coming down good in some pockets here. this particular shower has been hugging the coast although some of the rainfall has been arriving and in fact falling along manatee, sarasota county getting in on that as well. all of this headed up slowly to the north and east. futurecast, as things develop through the day, inland thunderstorms popping through the afternoon. coverage at 50% and we'll continue with high rain chances here the next few days. with that temperatures not as hot with highs today in the mid to upper 80s. upper 80s will continue through will be periods of heavier rains especially in the mornings, along the coast. well she loves to say, "well, fantastic!" a lot. i do say that, you see... i study psychobiology. i'm a fine arts major. nobody really believes that i take notes this way, but they actually make sense to me. i try to balance my studying with the typical college experience. this windows pc is a life saver! being able to pu
drive times across all three bridges, not bad. 9 minutes on the causeway, 7 across the howard frankland. ivan is up next with your forecast. >>> coming down good in some pockets here. this particular shower has been hugging the coast although some of the rainfall has been arriving and in fact falling along manatee, sarasota county getting in on that as well. all of this headed up slowly to the north and east. futurecast, as things develop through the day, inland thunderstorms popping...
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pinellas county, up to speed from the sunshine skyway bridge to the howard frankland bridge. no delays in pinellas. and also taking a quick look in it's cleared up, eastbound lanes on university at i-75 and the ramps on 75 affected as >>> fighting the zika virus. as more cases are reported in south florida, one bay area city is taking extra steps to make sure the virus does not spread in our area. >>> and it is the school for students in sarasota county. we're live with an important reminder for all drivers. >>> also, a dramatic rescue caught on camera. a car dangles off a bridge. we're going to show you what first responders -- show you what first responder did say to bring them to safety. >>> i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. thank you for joining us.
pinellas county, up to speed from the sunshine skyway bridge to the howard frankland bridge. no delays in pinellas. and also taking a quick look in it's cleared up, eastbound lanes on university at i-75 and the ramps on 75 affected as >>> fighting the zika virus. as more cases are reported in south florida, one bay area city is taking extra steps to make sure the virus does not spread in our area. >>> and it is the school for students in sarasota county. we're live with an...
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and great drive on the howard frankland bridge, only six minutes to cross. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> one family surprise backyard. >>> and social media and your kids. how much monitoring parents should do to keep their children safe. it is 4:10 on this tuesday morning. >>> 8 is on your side to get you schooled. like many communication tool, teens and adults use social media in very different ways. >> and a bay area mom is asking schools to educate parents after her own daughter's online scare. news channel 8's meredyth censullo joins us now with a look at what parents need to know to make sure that the kids are safe on social media. >> reporter: yeah, and gayle, i know you probably deal this. a lot of parents are dealing with this. i did talk to that mom who discovered heritager was communicating with people -- discovered her teenager was communicating with people she didn't know. >> reporter: nicole stone has the passwords to her 14-year- old's social media accounts, >> she has it on private. >
and great drive on the howard frankland bridge, only six minutes to cross. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> one family surprise backyard. >>> and social media and your kids. how much monitoring parents should do to keep their children safe. it is 4:10 on this tuesday morning. >>> 8 is on your side to get you schooled. like many communication tool, teens and adults use social media in very different ways....
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howard frankland bridge up to speed as well. that's only going to take six >>> the search for survivors. live pictures from italy where at this hour, emergency crews are searching for survivors of a the latest on the situation just ahead. >>> and donald trump is coming to tampa. we will tell you about the rally today and why the presidential candidate wants a prosecutor to target hillary rodham clinton. >>> tracking the tropics. tropical storm gaston cons to gain strength in the atlantic -- gaston continues to gain strength in the atlantic and could become a hurricane later today. >>> good morning, welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez.
howard frankland bridge up to speed as well. that's only going to take six >>> the search for survivors. live pictures from italy where at this hour, emergency crews are searching for survivors of a the latest on the situation just ahead. >>> and donald trump is coming to tampa. we will tell you about the rally today and why the presidential candidate wants a prosecutor to target hillary rodham clinton. >>> tracking the tropics. tropical storm gaston cons to gain...
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howard frankland bridge, a >>> preparing for tropical depression number nine, the system could become a tropical storm this morning and it is expected to bring more rain to the bay area. >> now the storm already affecting events in our the bucs moving their pre- season game against the redskins. details of that new game day next in a live report. >>> plus, denying service to a police officer. this got a tropical smoothie employee fired. how the police officer is responding this morning. it will surprise you. >>> good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. i am gayle guyardo. >> and i am gene ramirez. thank you for joining us. the bay area is preparing for tropical depression number nine which is expected to bring
howard frankland bridge, a >>> preparing for tropical depression number nine, the system could become a tropical storm this morning and it is expected to bring more rain to the bay area. >> now the storm already affecting events in our the bucs moving their pre- season game against the redskins. details of that new game day next in a live report. >>> plus, denying service to a police officer. this got a tropical smoothie employee fired. how the police officer is...
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howard frankland bridge, a wet drive but still a good one. south. i have an issue off to the shoulder but no delays. sunshine skyway bridge up to speed, just very wet. >>> tracking the tropics. a hurricane watch has been issued for part of our coastline. the latest on tropical depression number nine and how it could affect our area. >>> crossing the border, republican presidential candidate donald trump meet with mexico's president later on today. how this could impact his immigration speech later today. >>> final good-bye. one of tampa's most respected religious leaders will be laid to rest today. details of his funeral mass just ahead. >>> good morning. and welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and good morning everyone. i'm paul mueller in for gene this morning. >> and it's really busy. look at this. >> don't panic, this is not coming our way.
howard frankland bridge, a wet drive but still a good one. south. i have an issue off to the shoulder but no delays. sunshine skyway bridge up to speed, just very wet. >>> tracking the tropics. a hurricane watch has been issued for part of our coastline. the latest on tropical depression number nine and how it could affect our area. >>> crossing the border, republican presidential candidate donald trump meet with mexico's president later on today. how this could impact his...
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in fact, across the howard frankland bridge, only got about a six minute commute. across the gandy bridge. and seven on the courtney campbell causeway. sunshine skyway bridge also up to speed, only 10 minutes between each of the toll plazas. when it hit, it really was quite dramatic. road signs bent over because of the force of the water. you know, gushing down the street everywhere anything that anyone's left out is moving down the street. we always think we're the keeper of the house... ...so it makes a lot of sense you would have flood insurance. knowing that you have that and if you need it, it's going to be there, and you've done everything you can that this house might be here in a hundred years for another family to enjoy it. >>> breaking overnight, fire breaks out at a palm harbor condo. and you can see the charred balcony as investigators now try to figure out what sparked the flames. >>> keeping the zika virus at bay. tampa's mayor goes on th offensive as the virus spreads in the state. >>> and the road to rio ends in a spectacular show. check it out. the
in fact, across the howard frankland bridge, only got about a six minute commute. across the gandy bridge. and seven on the courtney campbell causeway. sunshine skyway bridge also up to speed, only 10 minutes between each of the toll plazas. when it hit, it really was quite dramatic. road signs bent over because of the force of the water. you know, gushing down the street everywhere anything that anyone's left out is moving down the street. we always think we're the keeper of the house... ...so...
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six minute to cross the howard frankland bridge. 10 across the courtney campbell causeway from pinellas all the way over to memorial highway. and also check it out, a look through lakeland and wesley chapel, up to speed, i-4 between each entrance, 14 minutes. and state road 52 to 275 on 75, 11 minutes. overnight construction tying up portions of 75 in sarasota, more on that coming up in the next report. and now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> we are following breaking news this morning out of italy. while you were sleeping a 6.2 earthquake rocked the central part of italy. the earthquake's epicenter was located about 150-miles from rome. now this is new video just coming into the newsroom. and you can see the streets torn up, residents standing about. some of them looking still for and first responders working this scene there. and it shows some of the damage causedded by the earthquake. buildings leveled. and at this hour, reports of at least and people dead. several aftershock, one measuring 5.5. and the earthquake was felt as far as rome. this is damage inside a home there.
six minute to cross the howard frankland bridge. 10 across the courtney campbell causeway from pinellas all the way over to memorial highway. and also check it out, a look through lakeland and wesley chapel, up to speed, i-4 between each entrance, 14 minutes. and state road 52 to 275 on 75, 11 minutes. overnight construction tying up portions of 75 in sarasota, more on that coming up in the next report. and now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> we are following breaking...
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grt in fact, from the5 to the howard frankland bridge, -- from the 175 to the howard frankland bridge, that's just eight minutes through pinellas. and bearss avenue to i-4, only a 10 minute commute. and let's look at the howard frankland bridge, looking great. and 275 at gandy boulevard, over in pinellas county, wonderful drive as i mentioned. and a great drive over in manatee and sarasota on 75. no construction around university this morning. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. >>> now to an 8 on your side consumer alert. more than 25,000 safety first strollers are being recalled in the u.s. and canada because of a fall hazard. the stroller folding mechanism can disengaged when used with an infant car seat. at least 30 incidents have been reported. the recall involves step and go travel systems sold under the safety first brand and made by doral juvenile. >>> well today is one special one for man's best friend. >> coming up, if you have a dog, today is the day to treat your pet. isn't every day? >> yes. >> come on. if you don't have a dog, go out and get one because it's
grt in fact, from the5 to the howard frankland bridge, -- from the 175 to the howard frankland bridge, that's just eight minutes through pinellas. and bearss avenue to i-4, only a 10 minute commute. and let's look at the howard frankland bridge, looking great. and 275 at gandy boulevard, over in pinellas county, wonderful drive as i mentioned. and a great drive over in manatee and sarasota on 75. no construction around university this morning. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s....
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>> an update the construction has cleared northbound 275 tampa into the howard frankland bridge. we had some blockage on the way to kennedy and tampa international. no problems there. upper deck of the sellman express eastbound towards brandon a wreck. the lower level looks fine. >>> a road rage shooting in tampa. this morning one driver is under arrest while a motorcyclist is recovering after he was shot. >> tax free back to school shopping begins today. tax free and which ones aren't. >> all eyes on rio for the opening ceremonies. we are live with what you can expect to see tonight as crews put the finishing touching on the stadium. >>> welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gene ramirez. >> i'm gayle guyardo . we finally made it to the weekend. >>> leigh spann is here with you wake up -- with your wake up forecast. >> good morning. it's drier than this time yesterday. i can't promise that's going
>> an update the construction has cleared northbound 275 tampa into the howard frankland bridge. we had some blockage on the way to kennedy and tampa international. no problems there. upper deck of the sellman express eastbound towards brandon a wreck. the lower level looks fine. >>> a road rage shooting in tampa. this morning one driver is under arrest while a motorcyclist is recovering after he was shot. >> tax free back to school shopping begins today. tax free and which...
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what's going on on the howard frankland bridge. folks, i have word of an accident, fhp is telling me there's a collision on the howard frankland bridge. it's tying up lanes and i've across it. but i've not found the accident and not seeing delays. more coming up in the next >>> breaking overnight, fire breaks out at a condo. investigators now try to figure out what sparked the flames. >>> keeping the the zika virus at bay. tampa's mayor goes on the offensive as the in our state. >>> and the road to rio ends in a spectacular show. the summer 2016 olympics are now officially over. still ahead, the guest appearance of a video game character looking ahead to the year 2020. already talking about that. >>> good monday morning. welcome to news channel 8 today. >> i'm gayle guyardo. ed is in for leigh spann this
what's going on on the howard frankland bridge. folks, i have word of an accident, fhp is telling me there's a collision on the howard frankland bridge. it's tying up lanes and i've across it. but i've not found the accident and not seeing delays. more coming up in the next >>> breaking overnight, fire breaks out at a condo. investigators now try to figure out what sparked the flames. >>> keeping the the zika virus at bay. tampa's mayor goes on the offensive as the in our...
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only going to take about six minutes to cross the howard frankland bridge. just nine on the courtney campbell causeway. and that's from pinellas to memorial. sunshine skyway bridge up to speed as well. and over in parish, old tampa road right and now just got word of an accident in lanes by 75. that's pasco county, more on that coming up in the next report and now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> hot wheels, those superrer fast cars you might have loved as a kid. well, ever wondered what it's like to ride one? >> coming up, the ride or drive (vo) we went to hollywood to ask if america's favorites - burgers, tacos and chili to find out. with just one bite, they knew. >>> check it out. what you're looking at is a gopro camera. it gives us the opportunity to see what it feels like to be inside one of those hot wheels. you can see through the backyard, down roads and through a swimming pool. right there. under the water. how cool is that? kids get creative with the tracks. and we've wanted to be in one of those. i did. and now we can feel like you are.
only going to take about six minutes to cross the howard frankland bridge. just nine on the courtney campbell causeway. and that's from pinellas to memorial. sunshine skyway bridge up to speed as well. and over in parish, old tampa road right and now just got word of an accident in lanes by 75. that's pasco county, more on that coming up in the next report and now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> hot wheels, those superrer fast cars you might have loved as a kid. well,...
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pete, 175, to the howard frankland bridge, only eight minutes on 275. and from bearss avenue into downtown, heading into the junction, just nine minutes. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. now back to gene and gayle. >>> right now, rescue crews continue the search for survivors from wednesday's powerful earthquake in italy. 247 people are confirmed dead. but there is still a lot of hope. take a look as rescuers pulled this li rubble. the 10-year-old girl was trapped more almost 17 hours. this is in one of the three cities hit the hardest. the city was busy with tourists enjoying the last days of summer. all right, and these are live pick which you ares from amatrice, italy where the search continues this morning -- pictures from amatrice, italy where the search continues this morning. you can see the destruction as this story. but the 10-year-old rescued, i mean, it's a sign of hope that many people need. >> and i don't know if you noticed, some of the rescuers in the background were blowing her kisses. such an emotional moment, even for th
pete, 175, to the howard frankland bridge, only eight minutes on 275. and from bearss avenue into downtown, heading into the junction, just nine minutes. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. now back to gene and gayle. >>> right now, rescue crews continue the search for survivors from wednesday's powerful earthquake in italy. 247 people are confirmed dead. but there is still a lot of hope. take a look as rescuers pulled this li rubble. the 10-year-old girl was trapped more...
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in fact, across the howard frankland bridge, only six minutes to cross it. courtney campbell causeway, looking at 10. and that takes you from memorial highway to pinellas county. sunshine skyway bridge up to speed as well. no delays on the gandy. 54 through new port richey, still a good drive as well as u.s. 19 through palm harbor. >>> tracking the tropics, tropical depression number nine is threatening to make a turn toward the bay area. we have team coverage of what you need to know to prepare for the storm. >>> and the bucs are changing the stormy weather. the big change is team is making with the next pre-season game against the redskins coming up. >>> i'm gene ramirez. >> and i am gayle guyardo. it is busy if the tropics. let's tun things over to leigh spann. >> good morning guys. and as of 5:00, about an hour ago, it's still tropical depression nine. and still expected to become a tropical storm sometime today. and winds right now, less than tropical storm forced at 35 miles per hour.
in fact, across the howard frankland bridge, only six minutes to cross it. courtney campbell causeway, looking at 10. and that takes you from memorial highway to pinellas county. sunshine skyway bridge up to speed as well. no delays on the gandy. 54 through new port richey, still a good drive as well as u.s. 19 through palm harbor. >>> tracking the tropics, tropical depression number nine is threatening to make a turn toward the bay area. we have team coverage of what you need to know...
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looks great from the skyway up to the howard frankland bridge. drive across the howard frankland bridge is 6 minutes. >> thank you, meredith. >>> today tampa firefighters will honor their brothers and sisters in blue. they will host an appreciation lunch for tampa police officers. they decided to put on the lunch to show their appreciation for them. vent planned to thank police officers for their service today. a group of citizens will also present huge thank you cards to ana marie police, bradenton beach and manatee county deputies as well. a nice way to appreciation. >> that's for sure. >>> tampa bay comicon. >> university professors do not want guns on their campus. what the attorney general thinks about that. >> first george zimmerman punch in the case. the 911 call he made just ahead. >> it's 5:450 and you're there is a grocery store, it is right down the street like 2 miles, and i will drive past it... ...every time i go grocery shopping, because right past it there is a publix. i wouldn't shop anywhere else. they always go out of their way
looks great from the skyway up to the howard frankland bridge. drive across the howard frankland bridge is 6 minutes. >> thank you, meredith. >>> today tampa firefighters will honor their brothers and sisters in blue. they will host an appreciation lunch for tampa police officers. they decided to put on the lunch to show their appreciation for them. vent planned to thank police officers for their service today. a group of citizens will also present huge thank you cards to ana...
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what's going on on the howard frankland bridge, folks. this is northbound. and as you can see, not just the left shoulder but the two left lanes are blocked. traffic is getting by on the right. a little bit slow as people use caution coming through. let's go to meliek on the street because he has a closer look at what's going on. and there's actually been an overturned vehicle out there. and you can still see that the there's clean-up going on. and as he pans over here, and we follow the mess over, that's and they got to clear it out of there and clear up and clean-up the bridge. and right now, the two left lanes remain blocked but we don't have delays yet because traffic is light. i will keep an eye on it for you. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> it's 5:02 now. app happening today, the future of a tampa nursing home up in the air. worker, residents and lawmakers will plead to keep university village open after an 8 on your side investigation revealed problems with the retirement fali conditioning and leaky roofs. 8 on your side'
what's going on on the howard frankland bridge, folks. this is northbound. and as you can see, not just the left shoulder but the two left lanes are blocked. traffic is getting by on the right. a little bit slow as people use caution coming through. let's go to meliek on the street because he has a closer look at what's going on. and there's actually been an overturned vehicle out there. and you can still see that the there's clean-up going on. and as he pans over here, and we follow the mess...
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six or seven minutes across the howard frankland bridge. and on the courtney campbell causeway, just nine minutes from memorial highway all the way over to pinellas county. and let's take a live look, i-4 at kathleen road in the lakeland area. not seeing slow downs between lakeland through plant city and down to ybor city. looking very good on that interstate. and 275 at gandy boulevard, they have moved around the camera here. reports of an accident that was off to the shoulder. i don't see anything on the cameras. and there were never delay, traffic looks fantastic here in pinellas. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. >>> the labor day holiday is just around the corner. >> why you may want to consider a last minute get away. >>> first, the recall involving two different automakers and the dangerous problem that needs to be fixed. going through facebook and twitter. while there, add me on there. on my facebook, i just posted something you're going to want to check out, especially if you're in the market for a new home. who doesn
six or seven minutes across the howard frankland bridge. and on the courtney campbell causeway, just nine minutes from memorial highway all the way over to pinellas county. and let's take a live look, i-4 at kathleen road in the lakeland area. not seeing slow downs between lakeland through plant city and down to ybor city. looking very good on that interstate. and 275 at gandy boulevard, they have moved around the camera here. reports of an accident that was off to the shoulder. i don't see...
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and let's take a live look at the beautiful howard frankland bridge. it's only going to take six minutes to cross it. and you're looking at just across the waterways on the sunshine skyway bridge. about 10 minutes between the toll plazas. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> happening today, governor rick scott will be in town discussing the zika virus and the most recent cases discovered in south florida. doctors here are telling women avoid getting pregnant altogether. news channel 8's jamel lanee' joins us live from clearwater this morning. that's a serious warning from officials. >> reporter: good morning, you know, doctors say it's only a matter of time before zika virus is in our own backyard. and i have been to several of the discussions and the governor continues to and officials here what resources do they need more of to help prevent the spread? again, the meeting happening here today at 10:00. governor scott has traveled around the state hosting the weekly round table discussions since zika virus ca
and let's take a live look at the beautiful howard frankland bridge. it's only going to take six minutes to cross it. and you're looking at just across the waterways on the sunshine skyway bridge. about 10 minutes between the toll plazas. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> happening today, governor rick scott will be in town discussing the zika virus and the most recent cases discovered in south florida. doctors here are telling women...